The Debut

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The Debut

1977

1h 34m

5.6(11 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

The delicate story of the impossible love between an older married man and a fourteen-year old schoolgirl.

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16 members

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Marina de Graaf

Carolien

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Gerard Cox

Hugo

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Pleuni Touw

Rita

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Kitty Courbois

Carolien's moeder

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Dolf de Vries

Peter Sanders

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Sandrien van Brakel

Tanja / Carolien's schoolmate

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Wendy Ferwerda

Susan

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Hans Kemna

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Simone Ettekoven

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Pieter Fleury

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Joop Keesmaat

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Writing

Judith Hees

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Adrian Brine

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Yvette Merlin

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Mathilde Willink

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Daco de la Bretonnière

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